Poultry drinking fountain



Jan. -12 1926.

E. L. FORSHEE POULTRY DRINKING FOUNTAIN Filed Feb. 27, 1925 awo: un,

lPatented Jan. 12, 1926.

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POULVTRY DRINKING FGUNTAIN.

Application filed February 27, 1925. Serialv No. 12,028.

To all whom t may concern l Be it known that I, ERNEST L. FoRsIHnE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Akron, in the county of Tuscola and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Poultry Drinking Fountain, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved drinking fountain whichk is especially, but

` not necessarily, adapted to automatically supply drinking water for poultry.

More particularly, the `invention relates to a drinking fountain of this class which embodies av trough with which a water tank is associated, the water tank being provided with openings through which fthe water flows to coll-ect in the trough, there being a io-at-controlled valve for automatically controlling the flow of the water so that the trough is iilled with a predetermined quantity at all times, whereby to replenish the water in the trough automatically as it is consumed by the poultry.

The structural features and the advantages derived from their use will become apparent from the following description and drawings. f

In the accompanying vdrawing forming a part o-f this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

The figure is a central vertical section,

with parts in elevation, through a drinkingl fountain constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Referring to the drawings in detail, it be seen that the tank is designated by the reference character 1, the same being of vertically elongated cylindrical form and hav-V ing a conical top 2. Just below this conical top the wall of the tank is provided with a row of circumferentially spaced openings 3 lthrough which the water in the tank is` adapted to escape. Surrounding this tank is a casing or jacket 4.-, the upper end of which is bent inwardly and downwardly to provide a channel 5 which serves as ya watering trough. It will be noted that the inner wall of the trough is disposed so that the free edge thereof terminates just below the water discharge opening 3. This permits free owing of the water from the tank into the trough. It will be noted that the tank is provided atits bottom with supporting legs 6 k*which rest upon the bottom ofthe casing. Attention is also directed to the fact` that the tank is of a diameter considerably less than that of the casing to provide an annular space 7 between the two for circulation of hot air. In this connection it will be observed that an appropriate burner 8 is placed within vthe casing beneath the tank,

fuel beingsupplied to the burner by an electric cord 9. At the bottom, the casing is provided kwith a door 10. It might bestated here that in coldweather when the water in the tank might otherwise freeze, the burner is light'ed'to keep the water rwarm atall timesv `to kinsure sufhcient supply to the troughy as the water in the latter is consumed. The annular heating yspace 7 permitls effective and thorough heating of the tan Extending through the bottom of the casing and into and through the bottom of the tank is a water supply pipe 11 provided on .its upper end with a valve 12 carrying a ydown turned discharge member 13. The valve is controlled by an arm 14 extending angularly from the pipe and this, arm is connected to the screw threaded lower end 15k of a stem. 16 carried by a iioat 17. Obviously as the water level recedes below a certain line, the float descends and turns the s valve on to permit additional water to ow `into the tank. When the level assumes its normal position, the float moves upwardly toV turn'the valve oif.

It is thought that the foregoing jdescrip-V tion considered in connection with the ac- 'companying drawing, will enable persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates to 'obtain a clear understanding o'f the same. For this reason a more lengthy description is thought unnecessary.

Although the' preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, it is to be understood that any minor changes coming within the field of invention as claimed may be resorted to if desired.

I-Iaving thus described the invention, what I claim as new is v A poultry drinking fountain comprising a cylindrical tank having a conical top, and provided in its side wall with a'row of circumferentially spaced water discharge open-V loo g e `i- 1,569,738

ing surrounding the tank in spaced relation posed directly below said water discharge thereto, the upper end of the casing being openings, and means for automatically bent inwardly, `and downwardly, and thence maintaining a predetermined water level in 10 upwardly .'to 'fprovide an annular i water the trough. n n

5 trough, the inner wall of said trough en- In testimony whereofI affix my signature.

gaging the cylindrical tank, the u per edge Y of the inner wall of the trough `geng dis-y i ERNEST L. FORSHEE. 

